Ask MeFi: AdBlock Fail (opens in new tab)

What is the point in having AdBlock? Most of the links to news stories and the like refuse to let me read the article unless I allow their ads. So, if I turn off AdBlock, I'm back where I started. If I don't disable it, I can't access the story. Is there a better way? I have seen raves for ad blockers but they must be better/different than the one I'm using.